Hi, I'm Mirko Olindo. I'm a product designer with over five years of experience shaping early-stage digital products, with a focus on marketplaces and fintech. I specialize in end-to-end product design, design systems, and developer handoff. Currently, I’m the sole Product Designer at NovaVista, where I lead design across iOS, Android, and web, helping the team grow the marketplace from zero to thousands of users.

Mirko Olindo

Hi, I'm Mirko Olindo. I'm a product designer with over five years of experience shaping early-stage digital products, with a focus on marketplaces and fintech. I specialize in end-to-end product design, design systems, and developer handoff. Currently, I’m the sole Product Designer at NovaVista, where I lead design across iOS, Android, and web, helping the team grow the marketplace from zero to thousands of users.

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Hi, I’m Mirko Olindo. I’m a product designer with over five years of experience shaping early-stage digital products, with a focus on marketplaces and fintech.

I specialize in end-to-end product design, design systems, and developer handoff. Currently, I’m the sole Product Designer at NovaVista, where I lead design across iOS, Android, and web, helping the team grow the marketplace from zero to thousands of users.

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Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent

Work Experience

UI/UX Designer at Lio Capital
September 30, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Joined as UI/UX Designer #1; designed branding, marketing, interface and product experience; branding and rebranding logos/visual identity; design of application and website interfaces; web illustration, typography and color composition.
UI/UX Designer at YELDO
September 30, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Designed a marketplace for deals; refreshed brand image and adapted it to new pages and other products; developed design system; web illustration, typography and color composition.
Junior Operator at Prada
October 1, 2022 - November 17, 2025
Participated in Prada's Fall/Winter 2020 collection shoot as a junior operator; followed directors' and crew's instructions; coordinated with the camera operator team; experience with high-performance cameras and stabilizers.
Co-Founder & Design Lead at NovaVista
December 1, 2023 - November 17, 2025
Co-founded NovaVista; shaped strategic vision and company direction; led brand's visual identity and communication strategy; designed UI/UX for digital platforms; produced graphic and creative content for marketing; assisted in directing a Ray-Ban x Meta glasses commercial; cross-department collaboration under tight deadlines.
Assistant Director at Ray-Ban x Meta Glasses Commercial
July 1, 2023 - November 17, 2025
Coordinated with the director to plan and execute key scenes; ensured creative alignment; facilitated cross-department collaboration and on-set production workflow.
Co-Founder & Design Lead at NovaVista.it
December 1, 2023 - November 17, 2025
Co-founded NovaVista, shaping strategic vision and company direction. Led brand identity and communications; designed UI/UX for digital platforms; produced marketing content; assisted in directing a Ray-Ban x Meta glasses commercial; facilitated cross-departmental collaboration to meet deadlines.
UI/UX Designer at YELDO
September 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022
Designed a marketplace for deals, refreshed brand image, and adapted pages for the site and products; contributed to branding and rebranding, design system, web illustration, typography and color composition.
Junior Operator at Prada
October 1, 2020 - November 17, 2025
Followed models on the Prada Fall/Winter 2020 shoot; coordinated with the camera operator team; extensive use of high-performance cameras (ARRI, Sony) and stabilizers (DJI Ronin, Zhiyun Crane).
Product Designer & Co-Founder at NovaVista
January 1, 2024 - Present
Sole designer on a founding team of 3. Owned product design end-to-end, working directly with CEO and engineering across iOS, Android, and web. Designed core marketplace flows (discovery, coach profiles, booking, payments) through user research, information architecture, and iterative usability testing. Built the product design system and component library enabling engineering to ship with consistency and speed. Scaled a two-sided marketplace from zero to 2,000+ paying users and ~€50K MRR within the first year. Defined brand identity and integrated AI-assisted workflows (Claude Code, ComfyUI) to accelerate visual exploration. Contributed to closing a €500K pre-seed funding round by leading the product narrative and investor deck design.
UX/UI Designer at YELDO
October 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Designed the end-to-end investor journey (onboarding, KYC, deal discovery, investment flows) for a platform serving 500+ active investors. Built and maintained a scalable design system of 100+ reusable components adopted across the full product ecosystem. Structured developer handoff documentation and design-to-dev processes, reducing revision cycles by ~30%. Simplified complex financial workflows through improved information architecture and accessibility-aware UI patterns.
Junior UX/UI Designer at Lio Capital
May 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022
Designed product and brand across four financial verticals: real estate, crypto, debt restructuring, and regulated financial services. Led interface design for internal operational tools used daily by the investment team, improving workflow clarity and reducing manual steps. Built reusable UI component libraries that standardized the design language across internal and partner products.
UX/UI Designer — Internship at Accenture
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Contributed to wireframing, prototyping, and visual design for enterprise client projects in a digital consulting environment. Early exposure to structured design processes, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration at scale.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Media Design at NABA - New Academy of Fine Arts
September 1, 2016 - July 1, 2020
Color Grading - Correction course at ARRI
April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018
Digital Camera Certification at RED Digital Cinema
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Safety Training Courses at OPNEFEI ITALIA
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Bachelor's Degree in Media Design at NABA - New Academy of Fine Arts
September 1, 2016 - July 1, 2020
Bachelor in Media Design at NABA – New Academy of Fine Arts, Milan
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Digital Camera Certification
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Color Grading - Correction course
April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018
Safety Training Courses
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
RED Digital Camera Certification
October 1, 2019 - November 17, 2025
OPN EFEI ITALIA - Safety Training Courses
October 1, 2021 - November 17, 2025
ARRI - Color Grading - Correction Course
April 1, 2018 - November 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Financial Services